German software giant SAP to slash 3,000 jobs in mammoth cost-cutting bid
The Walldorf-based group, which offers both traditional software and cloud-based computing services, has a workforce of 120,000 employees worldwide, meaning it plans to shed some 3,000 jobs. The move follows similar cuts announced by tech giants Meta, Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft
Software giant SAP on Thursday said it planned to cut some 3,000 jobs this year, joining a wave of layoffs in the global tech sector. File Photo.
Berlin: German software giant SAP on Thursday said it planned to cut some 3,000 jobs this year, joining a wave of layoffs in the global tech sector.
The Walldorf-based group, which offers both traditional software and cloud-based computing services, said it planned to carry out a “targeted restructuring programme” to “strengthen its core business” and improve efficiency.
“The programme is expected to affect approximately 2.5 per cent of SAP’s employees,” it said in an earnings report unveiling full-year results for 2022.
SAP has a workforce of around 120,000 employees worldwide, meaning it plans to shed some 3,000 jobs.
The move follows similar cuts announced by tech giants Meta, Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft as the once-unassailable sector girds for an economic downturn.
SAP said its jobs cull would cost the company between 250 and 300 million euros, mainly in the first quarter of 2023.
The restructuring is expected to lead to annual savings of 300-350 million euros from 2024, “which will help to fuel investments into strategic growth areas”, SAP said.
SAP also said it would explore a sale of its Qualtrics subsidiary, which specialises in online market research software.
A sale would further allow SAP to focus more on its core cloud business, it said.
For the whole of 2022, SAP announced revenues of 30.9 billion euros, up 11 per cent on a year earlier.
Operating profits came in at just over 8 billion euros, down two per cent compared with 2021.
For 2023, SAP expects operating profits to increase by 10 to 13 per cent.
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